Oliver Stone

When writing, authors use various writing techniques and devices to better their story. From onomatopoeia, and similes, to mood and setting, these devices are what make the stories we read astounding. Atmosphere specifically is imperative to a great writing piece as it is prevalent throughout the entire story. From the first three words to the last three words, the reader is focused on the mood they are interpreting from the storyline. In “The Lottery” written by Shirley Jackson, the mood is what

Cut-and-Chip Test Ohio Northern University May, 2016 – July, 2016 Background: Cut-and-chip is a phenomena in tires that manifests itself primarily from prolonged off-road use. As the tires are used off-road, the tread compound will be cut by rocks and eventually large pieces of the tread rubber are chipped off. Current tests involve manufacturing a series of test tires and sending them to a test track in Texas. The tires are then run on a controlled gravel road. Each set of tires is run for 1000

fun contest is expected and what actually occurs is something barbaric and murderous. (Quotes: “They stood together away from the pile of stones in the corner and their jokes were quiet…”[pg148] “Tessie Hutchinson was in the middle of a clear spot by now, and she held her hands out desperately as the villagers moved in on her, ‘It isn’t fair,’ she said. A stone hit her on the side of the head…”[pg 155] ) 6) The lottery itself is symbolic of the paradox of the human psyche between compassion on one

and positioned that it is the most intriguing ancient site on the planet. Individuals such as Giorgio A. Tsoukalos and Philip Coppens are featured on the segment Ancient Aliens - Season 4 Episode 6 - The Mystery Of Puma Punku makes claims that the stone masonry is so intricate, precise and sophisticated that there must have been help from extraterrestrial beings that

A brief (not really) rundown of the storyline: This is not how the story progresses chronologically or chapterly, but merely how I decided to organize things based off of how the chapters fit together and what I am choosing to ignore for brevities sake. You/Essun come home to find your youngest son dead, killed by your husband, Jija. You, your son (Uche), and your daughter (Nassun), are all Orogenes, informally and offensively referred to as roggas. Orogenes are people who can control seismic

The dim moonlight shone through the windows, giving life to the dancing shadows on the cold stone floors. A small, lithe figure clad in head-to-toe black, and armed to the teeth strode upon them. The only sound she made was the faint scuffle of her boots on the frigid flagstone floor. She moved with a purpose, striding down the halls in the shadows, watching for any approaching figures that might alert the sleeping castle to her presence. She slowly rounded the corner, still shrouded in the shadows

back about a dozen rock friends, just like he did this morning. As Steven was walking, he found a beautiful, shiny, bright green Petoskey Stone. He did not have one in his collection, so he decided to take it home with him. Little did he know that in a few hours , this rock would change his life forever. Legend says, that whoever holds the “magical” Petoskey Stone takes a very unexpected trip everyday at noon. This trip starts their life everyday, and then one day ends it in a heartbeat. This rock

AMULET Once upon a time there lived a family who were returning from a ceremony on a curvy mountain route. In the car, the family was chatting very loudly. Suddenly the father was distracted and didn’t notice a sharp turn in the road. The car flipped and drove off the mountain, as the family screamed. Emily, the daughter in the family noticed that her father was unconscious. She started waking up her father, but he was the same. She called her mother to see what happened to her father. Then she

Throughout life people find themselves in tough situations. Situations that change them. In Don Aker’s novel The First Stone, we are taken through Chad Kennedy also known as Reef’s journey of how he went from being a young offender that couldn’t have cared much about others to becoming a person who shows kindness to others. We are shown that by being around certain individuals people are able to change, people are also able to change from doing certain actions, and people can change from learning

friends and family mentally when they physically aren’t there. When Lina gets seperated from her boyfriend, Andrius, he gives Lina a stone to remember him by. While feeling alone one night, Lina says,”’I will see you...I will.’ I reached into my pocket and squeezed the stone” (336). This stone symbolizes their love and hope to just see each other again. Without this stone to hold onto, Lina would probably give up. Then, soon after Lina found out her father died in prison, which built onto all the stress